{
  "id": 8426219,
  "title": "A colorectal dietitian shares 2 foods she eats regularly and 1 she avoids to lower her cancer risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/a-colorectal-dietitian-shares-2-foods-she-eats-regularly-and-1-she",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:06:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/dietitian-eats-food-avoids-to-lower-colon-cancer-risk-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Colorectal dietitian Sophie Medlin has been adjusting her diet over the course of her 20-year career to lower her risk of colon cancer. She and her chef husband cook most meals, consuming whole, unprocessed foods while occasionally dining out. Colorectal cancer cases in younger people have risen since the 1990s, making healthy lifestyle choices and a balanced diet crucial to lowering risk. Medlin advises limiting processed meat, including hot dogs and deli meat, as well as unprocessed red meat to a maximum of two servings weekly. Instead, she emphasizes eating a variety of plant foods, as the gut microbiome thrives on diverse plant fibers. Beneficial gut bacteria ferment plant foods, producing short-chain fatty acids that protect against colorectal cancer. Medlin recommends adding an extra vegetable to meals and consuming fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and pickled cabbage daily to promote gut health.",
  "summary": "A dietitian of 20 years shares how her work has influenced her diet over time, including limiting red meat and eating plenty of plants to prevent colon cancer.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sophie Medlin, colorectal dietitian, limits processed meat and red meat weekly.",
    "She emphasizes plant foods for gut health, promoting diverse plant fibers.",
    "Daily consumption of fermented foods like yogurt and kimchi is recommended."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}